New thermal insulation boards made from coconut husk and bagasse

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1732-1739

  Panyakaew, Satta ^a   Fotios, Steve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bagasse; Binderless board; Coconut husk; Thermal insulation

Indexed keywords

A-DENSITY; AIR CONDITIONING LOAD; BINDERLESS BOARDS; BOARD DENSITY; CELLULOSE FIBRES; CHEMICAL BINDING; COCONUT HUSK; CONVENTIONAL MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINTS; HOT PRESSING METHOD; INSULATION BOARD; INSULATION MATERIALS; LOW DENSITY; PRESSING CONDITIONS; PRESSING TIME; THAILAND; THERMAL INSULATION BOARDS;

BAGASSE; HOT PRESSING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MINERAL WOOL; SWELLING; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

THERMAL INSULATION;

BAGASSE; COIR; HOT PRESSING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MINERAL WOOL; SWELLING; THAILAND; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL INSULATION;

EID: 79956352145     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2011.03.015     Document Type: Article

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